-phoresis

See also: phoresis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φόρησῐς (phórēsis, “an act of bearing, wearing”), from φορέω (phoréō, “to bear repeatedly or habitually; to be carried along”) +‎ -σῐς (-sis, action noun suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fəˈɹiː.sɪs/

Suffix

-phoresis

1. transmission or movement of particles

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -phoresis

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: -foresi f
• German: -phorese (de) f
• Italian: -foresi f
• Polish: -foreza f
• Portuguese: -forese f
• Spanish: -foresis f

References

• “-phoresis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• poserish, rose hips, rosehips